⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hall, NE; Hamilton, NE; Howard, NE; Merrick, NE – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:03PM CDT until July 8 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
West central Hamilton County in south central Nebraska…
Southwestern Merrick County in central Nebraska…
Southeastern Howard County in central Nebraska…
Northeastern Hall County in south central Nebraska…

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 603 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chapman, or 8
miles northeast of Grand Island, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Hamilton, southwestern Merrick, extreme southeastern
Howard and northeastern Hall Counties.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.